KINDERGARTEN Activity Guide Activity: Egg Hunt!
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Learn about all sorts of different animals that lay eggs (not just birds!) through a game of egg hide-and-seek!
Activity: Zoo Bingo!
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You might use patterns, colors, and textures, animal names, or general animal categories (mammal, insect, amphibian, four legs, two legs, has wings, lays eggs, etc.). Some other general animal groupings to call out: animals that fly, dig, crawl, hunt, hop/jump, climb, swim, animals that are fast, slow, etc.
Craft: Tadpole to Frog
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This craft helps illustrate the phases of a frog’s life cycle. Be prepared for lots of ribbits!
Worksheet: My Zoo Notes
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This set of worksheets is full of animal exploration pages. Perfect to work on at the Zoo while you’re walking around! You could also transform these pages into a Zoo Journal before your visit.
Egg Hunt! Lesson Plan Activity: Egg Hunt!
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Goal: This activity will help students learn that a variety of animals are oviparous (not just birds!). Materials needed: • plastic eggs (1+ per child) • small photos of different baby animals hatched from eggs (penguin, flamingos, fish, tadpole/frog, snake, turtle, ostrich, alligator, lizard, shark, caterpillar, insect, etc.) • large photos of adult animals to match to the small photos of young animals • optional: sample egg sizes/egg size comparison sheet Procedure: Pre-load eggs with photos of young animals. Hide eggs anywhere appropriate (classroom, outdoor lawn, playground, et cetera). Each child finds one egg or more, depending on how many eggs were prepared. Each student matches their young with the photo of the adult of the same species. After matching their animals, students can share out which animal laid the egg they found, find someone else that has the same egg animal, or classify the pictures into two groups (those that look like their parents, those that do not).
Zoo BINGO! Lesson Plan Activity: Zoo Bingo!
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To adapt these bingo sheets to your grade level, call out different types of information and animal descriptions to get your students thinking critically about the animals they see on the card in front of them. For Kindergartners, you might use patterns, colors, and textures, animal names, or general animal categories (mammal, insect, amphibian, four legs, two legs, has wings, lays eggs, etc.). Some other general animal groupings to call out: animals that fly, dig, crawl, hunt, hop/jump, climb, swim, animals that are fast, slow, etc. For First and Second graders, you might use general animal categories (bird, mammal, carnivore, solitary, social, predator, prey, lays eggs, etc.), or the habitats or continents where animals exist. For Third, Fourth, and Fifth graders, you might use animal adaptations, categories (frugivore, producers, consumers, precocial, altricial), animal structures, or biomes. For a mid-game switcheroo, have the students trade cards with their neighbor! Use Zoo Bingo as a warm-up to your Zoo visit in order to familiarize your students with the animals, or you can use them once you’ve returned to your classroom to review the animals you experienced at the Zoo!
ZOO BINGO!
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Name: ________________________
When you get 5 in a row, be sure to call out “Bingo”!
ZOO BINGO!
All photos © Marianne Hale
Name: ________________________
When you get 5 in a row, be sure to call out “Bingo”!
ZOO BINGO!
All photos © Marianne Hale
Name: ________________________
When you get 5 in a row, be sure to call out “Bingo”!
ZOO BINGO!
All photos © Marianne Hale
Name: ________________________
When you get 5 in a row, be sure to call out “Bingo”!
ZOO BINGO!
All photos © Marianne Hale
Name: ________________________
When you get 5 in a row, be sure to call out “Bingo”!
ZOO BINGO!
All photos © Marianne Hale
Name: ________________________
When you get 5 in a row, be sure to call out “Bingo”!
Zoo BINGO! Teacher Key Animals found on the Zoo Bingo sheets with the GREEN header are: • Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)* • Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus)* • Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)* • Honey bees (Apis mellifera)* • Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) • Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)* • Black rhino (Diceros bicornis)* • Koala (Phascolarctus cinereus adustus)* • Red-ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata rubra)* • Domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) • Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious)* • Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)* • Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) • Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)* • Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos)* • Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)* • California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)* • Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) • Grant’s Zebra (Equus quagga boehmi)* • North American river otter (Lutra canadensis) • Poison dart frog (Dendrobatidae)* • Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)* • African lion (Panthera leo) • Slender-tailed meerkat (Suricata suricatta)+ * This species is found on all three bingo cards. + This species is unique to this card.
Zoo BINGO! Teacher Key Animals found on the Zoo Bingo sheets with the PURPLE header are: • Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)+ • Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)+ • Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)* • Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus)* • Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)* • Honey bees (Apis mellifera)* • Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)* • Black rhino (Diceros bicornis)* • Koala (Phascolarctus cinereus adustus)* • Red-ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata rubra)* • Domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) • Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious)* • Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)* • Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) • Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)* • Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos)* • Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)* • California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)* • Grant’s Zebra (Equus quagga boehmi)* • Poison dart frog (Dendrobatidae)* • Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)* • African lion (Panthera leo) • Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) • Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) * This species is found on all three bingo cards. + This species is unique to this card.
Zoo BINGO! Teacher Key Animals found on the Zoo Bingo sheets with the BLUE header are: • Black rhino (Diceros bicornis)* • Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)* • Koala (Phascolarctus cinereus adustus)* • California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)* • Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)* • Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) • Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)* • Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)* • Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) • Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)* • Red-ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata rubra)* • Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious)* • Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)* • Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos)* • Grant’s Zebra (Equus quagga boehmi)* • North American river otter (Lutra canadensis) • Poison dart frog (Dendrobatidae)* • Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus)* • Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)* • Honey bees (Apis mellifera)* • Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) + • South American coati (Nasua nasua)+ • Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)+ • Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)+ *This species is found on all three bingo cards. + This species is unique to this card.
Tadpole to Frog Lesson Plan Craft Activity: Tadpole to Frog
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Time: 30 – 45 mins Background Information: Although specific time frames of frog life cycles can vary, there are general stages: First, female frogs lay their eggs in water. After about a day, tadpoles start to develop. The tadpoles eventually hatch from the eggs and start swimming and breathing through their gills. At around 6 weeks, the tadpole is breathing air through lungs. At 8 weeks, hind legs are present. At 10-12 weeks, front legs form, tail shrinks, and the froglet can leave the water. Eventually, the frog’s tail is totally absorbed. After 1-2 years as a juvenile, frogs are sexually mature at 2-3 years. Materials: • Masters printed on cardstock (2 sheets per student) • Brads (3 per student) • Scissors • Coloring materials • Optional: pictures of frogs with different colorations/markings (some included) Procedure: Review frog metamorphosis and life cycle stages. Color in all parts of the frog. Put the frog together using the brads– we recommend the teacher does this when students are ready. Once the brads are secured through each of the holes, fold the prongs in half to ‘hide’ the pointy ends. Then, model the different life cycle stages! To show the tadpole, bring the front and back legs in underneath the body. To show the frog, bring front and back legs out and spin the tail to the front of the frog to create a tongue. A supplemental source: http://www.aza.org/amphibian-education-resources/
Poison dart frogs Dendrobatidae
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Pacific chorus frog Pseudacris regilla
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Lion body: big nose: big eyes: big ears: big fur: rough legs: long tail: long Lions eat:
little little little little soft short short
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Circle where lions come from:
My Zoo Notes Name: ___________________
Polar bear body: big little nose: big little eyes: big little ears: big little hair: rough soft legs: long short tail: long short Polar bears eat:
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Circle where polar bears come from:
My Zoo Notes Name: ___________________
Kudu body: big nose: big eyes: big ears: big hair: rough legs: long tail: long Kudus eat:
little little little little soft short short
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Circle where kudus come from:
My Zoo Notes Name: ___________________
Giraffe body: big nose: big eyes: big ears: big hair: rough legs: long tail: long Giraffes eat:
little little little little soft short short
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Circle where giraffes come from:
My Zoo Notes Name: ___________________
Lemur body: big nose: big eyes: big ears: big fur: rough legs: long tail: long Lemurs eat:
little little little little soft short short
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Circle where lemurs come from:
My Zoo Notes Name: ___________________
Bald eagle body: beak: eyes: feathers: legs: talons:
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Bald eagles eat:
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Circle where bald eagles come from:
My Zoo Notes Name: ___________________
Peafowl Can peacocks and peahens fly? yes
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We saw __________ peacocks on our walk.
We saw __________ peahens on our walk.
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Circle where peafowl come from:
Zoo Syllables Name: ___________________ As you say each animal’s name, clap the syllables. Circle or trace the number of syllables in each word.
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